(rivals to lovers, small town, sports) [WATTYS 2024 GRAND PRIZE WINNER] (Season 3 coming soon) After a devastating Olympic loss puts her career in a downward spiral, an aging skier returns to her laid-back mountain hometown to rediscover her love of her sport and instead finds herself falling for a rival athlete. *** A year away from what might be her last chance to win Olympic gold, twenty-seven-year-old alpine skier Juniper James shocks everyone by announcing she won't race this year. Returning to her mountain hometown hoping to rediscover the spark that once drove her to World Cup glory, she instead crosses paths with the rival who shut her out of the podium at the last Olympics. For Summer Li, nothing is more important than skiing. At twenty years old, she has already won Olympic silver, but an accident has left her desperate to get back on her skis before the world learns the extent of her injury. She came to Crystal Peaks to lay low while she recovers. The last thing she needs is the woman she once idolized hanging around asking questions. Both struggling with career lows, Juniper and Summer have more in common than they think. Even as they push each other, sparks begin to fly, but Juniper blames Summer for her slump, and Summer isn't going to let a relationship distract from her recovery. And only one of them can win the gold medal. This inconvenient attraction seems on a course for disaster from the start. But these are women who face the impossible every day, and there's a magic in the mountains that can thaw even the coldest hearts. *** Cleat Cute meets Delilah Green Doesn't Care. *** Season One complete at 90k words. Season Two complete at 90k words. Season Three coming soon!

At fifteen, Orm Kornaphat fell quietly, hopelessly in love with Ling - her sunshine, her safe place, her first heartbreak. She kept it a secret until the weight of her feelings could no longer be held in silence. But when she finally confessed, Ling just laughed at her. Now, eight years later, fate brings them together again at a wedding of Tan, Orm's older sister and one of Ling's bestfriend. But time has changed them both. Will Ling finally have the courage to say what she couldn't back then? Or will they smile politely, and leave the truth buried under all the years they spent missing each other?

Nineteen-year-old Charlie has a lot going on. A lot of pain and trauma, but also a lot of ambition and a strong will. All she really wants is to study, get a degree, and eventually make more of her life than her parents ever thought she could. But when her boyfriend cheats on her and her new professor starts messing with her head, her life starts to fall apart. Will she manage to escape her demons and get her life back on track, or will the whirlwind in form of her professor test her patience to the limit?

Orm Kornnaphat, 24, is a quiet, bookish student at one of Bangkok's most prestigious universities. Raised in the shadow of wealth and expectation as the only daughter of powerful tycoons Emily and Hector Kornnaphat, Orm has always preferred solitude to social scenes. Her only friend is P'Gina, an upperclassman who keeps her grounded and gently encourages her to open up. But Orm's world turns upside down when she gets stuck in an elevator with Lingling Kwong-a striking, half-Chinese, half-Thai celebrity broadcaster known for her elegance and magnetic aura. Linling is on campus for a high-profile interview with the university's administration, but for a fleeting moment, she's just a woman in a confined space with a girl who's never felt seen. In that quiet, breathless moment, something awakens in Orm. A spark. A need. Maybe even love. After that day, Orm can't stop thinking about her. Her curiosity grows into obsession. She watches every video, tracks every appearance, notes every detail. The more she learns, the more she wants-needs-to be close. But the deeper she digs, the more she uncovers something...off. Fragments of Lingling's past don't add up-details that don't match, stories that feel too perfect. A slip in an old interview. A face blurred out in a photo. Places she avoids. Names she won't say. Orm starts connecting dots no one else noticed. And what she finds isn't just shocking-it's a secret Linling has buried for years, a past she's run from, rewritten, and locked away. As Orm falls further under her spell, she's torn between the love she feels and the darkness she uncovers. What happens when the one you idolize turns out to be someone you shouldn't trust? And what happens when she realizes you know?

18+ ONLY. This story contains mature themes and explicit smut. Read at your own risk. Contentedly single and successful at 30, Lingling has built her perfect life after overcoming hardship. Marriage? No thanks. Dating? A nuisance her meddling best friends keep forcing on her (as she's the only single person left in her group of friends). She just wants to support them, especially Lookmhee on her wedding day. But fate-and maybe Lookmhee-has other plans, leading to a clumsy bouquet standoff with a captivating ash-blonde woman. Lingling thinks she's escaped the matchmaking trap, only to agree to babysit Lookmhee's cousin... who turns out to be the very same woman she accidentally fought over flowers with. Maybe fate, and her best friends, know best after all? A/N: So, I began writing this story while in Thailand last week. It's my first trip out of the country (where I'm residing) and I was writing this because I was a bit disappointed when I couldn't see any LingOrm billboard ads during my first day (only saw one, the Ichitan one in Chiangmai and it was my last day) 🤧 So yeah, to make myself better, I wrote this out of nowhere but it's still unfinished...though I plan to continue writing this but no idea how this story will turn out. The story is typical but yeah I was needing distraction at that moment so I didn't really care. Anyway, I should prolly stop being a silent fan and meet other JKRs so I knew where to spot LingOrm ads the next time I'll travel back to Thailand HAHA.

Valerie Stone is a visionary, a billionaire, and a terrifying boss. She can negotiate a merger in her sleep, but she can't name her daughter's favorite color. ​Chloe Davis is her executive assistant. She is underpaid, overworked, and currently heartbroken after her girlfriend dumped her for being "married to the job." ​For six years, the dynamic has been simple: Chloe knows everything about Valerie. She knows her coffee order, her ex-husband's trigger points, and exactly how to calm down Valerie's son during a panic attack. Valerie knows nothing about Chloe. Not her dreams, not her heartache, and certainly that Chloe is into women. ​But when a crisis forces the Ice Queen to rely on her assistant for more than just spreadsheets, the walls begin to crumble. Valerie is about to discover that the woman holding her life together is the only mystery she can't solve-and the only one who can melt the stone around her heart.

"I do have something in mind, actually." The words were certain and very clear. Celine leaned back against the couch, her smirk softening into something darker, quieter. "Well then," She said, voice smooth enough to make my spine tingle, "Come show me." My breath caught before I could even think. The room seemed to hum around us-the low buzz of the liquor, the faint rustle of the robe against my skin, her eyes following me as she'd already decided what was going to happen next. Something in my chest fluttered-or maybe it flipped. The words weren't loud, but they pulled at me anyway like a command wrapped in velvet. I hesitated, barely. Then the hesitation melted away, the same way the liquor did earlier. My body moved before my mind caught up, slow and deliberate 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴, drawn to her like gravity wasn't a choice. 𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓𖤓 Monét was never one to follow rules, that word seemed unknown to her knowledge. Monét was a troublemaker, it ran in her blood-well half of her blood. Her father being the chief of the police, the rule follower, yet he made an exception for his daughter always running to her rescue when needed. Monét was also the type to get what she wants, so when she sees this older lawyer-you can guess what she wants. And she intends to get it, stopping at nothing. She wouldn't let anything stop her, not age, not her issues, not her father, not a judge. Nothing would stop her from getting what she wanted.

G!P (Ling) At the alumni homecoming, everyone expected Ling Kwong-the rich, dominant beauty once worshiped on campus-to arrive with someone dazzling. No one expected her to arrive married... to Orm Kornnaphat, the clumsy, bullied girl everyone mocked. But Orm isn't the same girl anymore. She's powerful, dangerous, and her obsession with Ling has turned into something darker than love. Behind the perfect marriage lies a plan years in the making: passion, revenge, and a hunger that won't stop until the past is buried-and the guilty are too. How far will obsession go when it wears a ring?

​"The rules were simple: No secrets, no lies, and always give an honest rating." ​Orm Kornnaphat and Ling Sirilak Kwong have been inseparable since they were five years old. Living in the same upscale neighborhood, their lives are a mess of shared snacks, late-night rooftop talks, and a constant stream of bickering that their parents have long since tuned out. ​Orm is the heiress with the "angel face" and a bank account that could buy the city, but she'd rather spend her time roasting Ling's questionable life choices. Ling is the "chic magnet"-a cool-toned rebel in a leather jacket who changes girlfriends as often as she changes her camera lens. ​There's just one tradition they never break: Whenever Ling finds a new girl, she brings the "stats" to Orm. Then, Orm sits on her velvet bed, looks over the photos, and gives a brutal, honest rating. ​"Too clingy. 4/10." "She doesn't even like cats, Ling. 2/10." "She's... fine. I guess. 7/10." ​But as the numbers get lower and the arguments get louder, the tension between them becomes impossible to ignore. When Ling finally asks why no girl is ever "good enough" for the list, Orm is forced to face the truth: The only 10/10 she's ever seen is the girl sitting right in front of her.

Dawson is devastated when she heard the news that her parents married her off to a famous ice skater named, Rylee. Dawson didn't have a say in the marriage but most importantly, she is not ready to settle down. Dawson still wants to be single; she's not ready to take responsibility of another human being. Now, her life won't be the same again.